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Rules  of  the  Road 


VEHICLES  IN  MOTION. 


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_tne  light  hand  curb  as  possible. 

0  S(;?-  1214.  Vehicles  Meeting.  Vehicles 

meeting  shall  pass  each  other  to  the  right. 

Sec.  1215.  T  eliicles  Overtaking  Others  Vp 

hides  overtaking  others  shall,  in  passing 
keep  to  the  left.  passing, 

Sec.  121G.  Turning  and  Starting  Thp 

S«e  °.»S°",tI‘"S  'h“rse  « 

otrore  tinning  the  corner  of  any  street  or 

turning  out  or  starting  front  or  stopping  at 

the  curb  line  of  any  street  aimii  «  *  at 

that  there  i=  1  eet’  shall  first  see 

vehicles  so  that  IP4.  Space  free  from  other 
>enicies,  so  that  such  turn,  stop  or  start 

be  safely  made,  and  shall  then  give  a  plainly 
visible  or  audible  signal.  Plainly 

other  Street,  T!lmh,1?  !°  the  RiOht  Into  An- 
e>  street.  A  vehicle  turning  to  the  ris-ht 

into  another  street  shall  turn  the  corner  ns 

near  to  the  curb  as  practicable,  thus 


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Sec.  1218.  Turning  to  the  Left  Into  An¬ 
other  Street.  A  vehicle  turning  to  the  left  into 
another  street  shall  pass  to  the  right  of  and 
beyond  the  center  of  the  street  intersection 
before  turning,  thus, 

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Sec.  1219.  A  vehicle  crossing  from  one 
side  of  the  street  to  the  other  shall  do  so 
this  way, 


Not  this  way. 


Nor  this  way. 


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Sec.  1220.  Slow  Moving  Vehicles.  Vehicles 
moving  slowly  shall  keep  as  close  as  possible 
to  the  curb  line  on  the  right,  so  as  to  allow 
faster  moving  vehicles  free  passage  on  the 
left. 

STOPPING,  STANDING  AND  TURNING.  n 

Sec.  1221.  Stopping  at  Curl).  No  vehicle 
shall  stop  with  its  left  side  to  the  curb. 


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Sec.  1222.  Driving ,  Backing,  Etc.,  cm  Side¬ 
walks,  Crosswalks  and  Intersections.  It  shall 
not  be  lawful  for  any  person  driving  or 
having  charge  of  any  cart,  wagon  or  other 
vehicle  to  drive  or  back  any  cart,  wagon  or 
other  vehicle  onto  the  sidewalk  of  any  of  the 
streets  of  said  city,  or  to  stop  any  such  cart 
or  any  other  vehicle,  on  any  of  the  crosswalks 
or  intersections  of  streets  so  as  to  obstruct  or 
hinder  the  travel  along  such  crosswalks  or 
intersections  of  streets,  or  to  place  any  such 
carts  or  other  vehicles  crosswise  of  any 
streets  of  said  city  except  to  load  thereon 
or  unload  therefrom  ;  but  in  no  case  shall  it 
be  lawful  for  any  person  to  permit  such  cart 

or  other  vehicle  to  remain  so  crosswise  of  anv 

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street  for  a  longer  period  than  may  be  ac¬ 
tually  necessary  for  such  purpose;  it  shall 
not  be  lawful  for  the  owner  or  occupant  of 
any  store,  warehouse  or  building  in  any  street 
or  avenue  in  which  the  rails  of  any  street 
railway  company  are  laid  to  obstruct  or 
interfere  with  the  passing  of  cars  of  any 
such  street  railway  company. 

Sec.  1223.  Backing  Up  to  Curb.  In  no 
case  shall  a  vehicle  remain  backed  up  to  the 
curb  excepting  when  actually  loading  or  un¬ 
loading. 

Sec.  1224.  Stopping  Close  to  Curb  Line.  Un¬ 
less  in  an  emergency  or  to  allow  another  ve¬ 
hicle  (as  provided  in  sections  1227,  1230  and 
1231)  or  pedestrian  to  cross  its  path,  no  ve¬ 
hicle  shall  stop  in  any  public  street  or  high¬ 
way  of  this  city  except  close  to  the  curb  line. 

Sec.  1225.  Obstructing  Crossings .  No  ve¬ 
hicle  shall  stop,  for  the  purpose  of  taking  or 
setting  down  a  .passenger  or  loading  or  un¬ 
loading  freight,  or  for  any  other  purpose, 
except  in  case  of  accident  or  other  emergency, 


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or  when  directed  to  stop  by  the  police,  in  such 
a  way  as  to  obstruct  any  street  crossing. 

Sec.  1226.  Stopping  Near  Corners.  No  ve¬ 
hicle  shall  stop  or  stand  within  the  inter¬ 
section  of  any  street,  nor  within  ten  feet  of 
a  street  corner. 

Sec.  1227.  Signal  in  Sloidng  Up  or  Stop¬ 
ping.  In  slowing  up  or  stopping  a  signal 
shall  always  be  given  to  those  behind  by 
raising  the  whip  or  hand  vertically. 

Sec.  1228.  Street  Cars  Taking  On  or  Dis¬ 
charging  Passengers.  Any  person,  firm  or  cor- 
corporation  operating  any  street  car  or  inter- 
urban  car  in  the  city  of  Milwaukee  shall, 
for  the  purpose  of  taking  on  and  discharg¬ 
ing  passengers,  bring  said  car  to  a  stop  at  the 
farther  side  of  any  street  crossing ;  except 
that  in  the  district  of  the  city  of  Milwaukee 
bounded  by  Juneau  avenue  and  Chestnut 
street  on  the  north,  Sycamore  street  and 
Michigan  street  on  the  south,  Lake  Michigan 
on  the  east,  and  Seventh  street  on  the  west, 
including  the  streets  above  named,  any  such 
persons,  firm  or  corporation  shall,  for  the 
purpose  of  taking  on  or  discharging  passen¬ 
gers,  bring  said  car  to  a  stop  at  the  near 
side  of  the  street  crossing,  and  except,  fur¬ 
ther,  that  at  all  street  crossings  where  the 
tracks  of  a  street  or  interurban  railway  cross 
or  connect  with  other  tracks  of  the  same 
street  or  interurban  railway,  or  cross  the 
tracks  of  any  other  street,  interurban  or 
steam  railway,  any  such  person,  firm  or  cor¬ 
poration  operating  such  street  or  interur¬ 
ban  railway  shall,  for  the  purpose  of  taking 
on  or  discharging  passengers,  bring  said  car 
to  a  stop  at  the  near  side  of  the  street  cross¬ 
ing  ;  provided,  however,  that  the  following  ex¬ 
ceptions  shall  be  made,  viz : 

Cars  shall  stop  to  take  on  or  discharge 


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passengers  at  the  second  or  far  side  crossing 
at : 

Seventh  and  Chestnut  streets — northbound. 

Seventh  and  Chestnut  streets — westbound. 

Sixth  and  Sycamore  streets — westbound. 

Third  and  Sycamore  streets — eastbound. 

East  Water  and  Oneida  streets — north¬ 
bound, 

and  at  the  first  or  nearside  crossing  at  the 
following  points  : 

North  avenue  and  Nineteenth  street — west¬ 
bound. 

State  and  Eighth  streets — westbound. 

State  and  Ninth  streets — eastbound. 

Kinnickinnic  avenue  and  Maple  street — 
southbound. 

Center  street  and  Island  avenue — west¬ 
bound. 

RIGHT  OF  WAY. 

Sec.  1229*  General.  At  the  intersection  of 
any  public  street  or  highway  with  any  other 
public  street  or  highway,  the  operator  or 
driver  of  any  vehicle  shall  have  the  right  of 
way  over  the  operator  or  driver  of  any  other 
vehicle  approaching  him  on  such  cross  street 
or  highway  from  the  left,  excepting  only  in 
cases  where  a  police  officer  shall  be  in  actual 
charge  of  the  regulation  of  traffic  at  such 
intersection  of  streets. 

Sec.  1230.  Right  of  Way  of  Certain  Ve¬ 
hicles.  The  officers  and  men  of  the  fire  de¬ 
partment  and  fire  patrol,  wuth  their  fire  ap¬ 
paratus  of  all  kinds,  when  going  to,  or  on 
duty  at,  or  returning  from  a  fire,  and  all 
ambulances,  whether  of  public  or  private 
character,  and  all  other  vehicles  when  em¬ 
ployed  in  carrying  sick  or  injured  persons  to 
hospitals  or  other  places  for  relief  or  treat¬ 
ment,  and  the  officers  and  men  and  vehicles 


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of  the  police  department,  shall  have  the  right 
Of  way  in  any  street  and  through  any  pro- 
cession,  except  over  vehicles  carrying  hinted 

States  mail. 

Sec  l^l.  Right  of  Way  of  Cars.  Sub¬ 
ject  to  the  preceding  section,  street  cars  run¬ 
ning  on  tracks  laid  in  the  streets  espcaal  }' 
for  their  use  shall  have  the  right  of  way 
along  such  tracks,  between  cross  streets, 
overall  vehicles  moving  in  the  same  dnec 
lion  and  the  driver  of  any  vehicle  preceding 
uooA  the  track  in  front  of  a  street  car  shall 

turn  out  as  soon  as  P0881]?1®  "pon  Slgna 
the  motorman  or  driver  of  the  cai. 


SPEED  OF  VEHICLES. 

‘tec  1<732  Speed  of  Vehicles.  The  fol 
,„wM  ™£  of  speed  throng, 
the  city  shall  not  be  «x<'e^  i  bkvcies1r  - 

miles  an  hour  by  automobiles  bicycles  t 
cvcles  velocipedes  and  motor  v  ehmies,  no' 
ever  propelled,  and  eight  miles  an  l  0^  J 
passenger  and  other  vehicles  drawn  by  horses 

or  other  animals. 

carrying  the  United  States  mail. 

Sec  1234.  Excessive  Speed  Prohibited.  No 
person  riding,  driving  or  !.  **  •  » 

vehicle  on  an, 

speed  limits  above  established  be  e. 


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Sec.  1235.  Speed  in  Crossing  Streets  and 
Turning.  In  turning  corners.,  in  going  round 
curves,  at  the  intersection  of  any  street  the 
speed  of  all  vehicles  shall  be  reduced  to  such 
a  rate  as  will  tend  to  avoid  danger  or  acci¬ 
dent. 

IMPROPER  USE  OF  STREETS. 

Sec.  1236.  Coasting  Forbidden;  Bicyclists. 
No  bicycle  shall  be  allowed  to  proceed  in 
any  street  of  the  city  by  inertia  of  momen¬ 
tum  with  the  feet  of  the  rider  removed  from 
the  pedals. 

Sec.  1237.  Trick  Riding  Forbidden.  No 
rider  of  a  bicycle  shall  remove  both  hands 
from  the  handle-bars,  or  practice  any  trick 
or  fancy  riding  in  any  street. 

Sec.  1238.  Carrying  Children  on  Bicycles 
No  bicyclist  in  the  city  of  Milwaukee  shall 
carry  upon  his  bicycle  any  child  under  the 
age  of  five  years. 

t  Sec.  1239.  Riding  On  Back  of  Vehicles. 
No  person  shall  ride  upon  the  back  of  any 
vehicle  without  the  consent  of  the  driver, 
and  when  so  riding  no  part  of  the  person’s 
body  must  protrude  beyond  the  limits  of 
the  vehicle. 

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Sec.  1240.  Cruising  by  Hacks ,  Etc.,  For¬ 
bidden.  No  automobile,  public  or  private 
hack,  while  awaiting  employment  by  passen¬ 
gers,  shall  stand  in  or  upon  any  public  street 
or  place,  other  than  at  or  upon  public  or 
private  hack  stands,  respectively  designated 
by  the  common  council ;  nor  shad  any  hack- 
man  or  automobile  driver  seek  employment 
by  repeatedly  and  persistently  driving  his 
hack  or  automobile  to  and  fro  in  a  short 
space  before,  or  otherwise  interfering  with 
proper  and  orderly  access  to,  or  egress  from 


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any  theater,  hall,  hotel,  public  resort,  rail¬ 
way  or  steamboat  landing,  or  other  place  of 
public  gathering,  but  any  hackman  or  auto¬ 
mobile  driver  may  solicit  employment  by 
driving  through  any  public  street  or  place 
without  stops  other  than  those  due  to  ob¬ 
struction  of  traffic,  and  may  pass  and  repass 
before  any  theater,  hall,  hotel,  public  resort, 
railway  or  steamboat  landing  or  other  place 
of  public  gathering,  provided  that  after  pass¬ 
ing  such  public  place  he  shall  not  turn  and  re¬ 
pass  until  he  shall  have  gone  a  distance  of 
two  blocks  beyond  such  place. 

Sec.  1241.  Standing  of  Vehicles  in  Down 
Town  Districts .  No  vehicle  shall  be  per¬ 
mitted  to  remain  standing  on  any  street  dur¬ 
ing  the  time  between  6  o’clock  a.  m.  and  < 
o’clock  p.  m.,  Sundays  and  holidays  excluded, 
except  for  the  purpose  of  receiving  or  dis¬ 
charging  passengers  or  loading  or  unloadi  g 
goods  within  the  district  bounded  by  the  cen¬ 
ter  line  of  Wells  and  Mason  streets  on  the 
north,  the  center  line  of  Jackson  street  on 
the  east,  the  center  line  of  Sycamore  an 
Michigan  streets  on  the  south  and  the  cen  e 
line  of  Eighth  street  on  the  west. 


LIGHTS. 

Sec  1242.  Vehicles  to  Be  Equipped  with 

Lamps.  Every  vehicle  on  'vheels-  ^^^®r 
stationary  or  in  motion,  on  any  public  street, 
whwav  'or  bridge  within  the  corporate  lun- 
llfS  the  city  of  Milwaukee  stall  have  . £ 

tached  to  it  a  lamp  or  lamps  which  sha 
be  kept  lighted  during  the  period  fiom  thirty 
minutes  after  sunset  to  thirty  ^  mutes  be¬ 
fore  sunrise  and  shall  be  so  displayed  as  to 
be  visible  from  the  rear  and  front  cf  such 
vehicle  during  said  period  from  thirtynnm 
utes  after  sunset  to  thirty  minutes 


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sunrise ;  provided,  however,  that  this  act 
shall  not  apply  to  any  vehicle  which  is  de¬ 
signed  to  be  propelled  by  hand  or  to  any 
vehicle  designed  for  the  transportation,  as  its 
principal  freight,  of  hay  or  straw,  while 
loaded  with  such  freight. 

Sec.  1244.  Dazzling  Headlights;  Lights 
Other  Than  White  Lights.  No  vehicle  shall 
be  operated  upon  or  along  any  street  or  other 
public  place  within  the  city  of  Milwaukee, 
the  lamp  or  lamps  on  the  front  of  which  shall 
project  main  light  rays  above  a  plane  which 
shall  strike  the  roadway  more  than  two  hun¬ 
dred  feet  forward  from  the  base  of  such  ve¬ 
hicle  on  a  horizontal  roadway.  No  such  ve¬ 
hicle  shall  maintain  any  light  other  than  a 
white  or  yellow  light  or  lights  visible  in  the 
direction  in  which  such  vehicle  is  traveling. 


MOTOR  VEHICLES. 

Sec.  1245.  *  Unnecessary  Smoke,  Gas,  Etc , 
.From  Vehicles  Prohibited.  It  shall  be  un¬ 
lawful  for  any  person  to  operate,  or  for  any 
owner  of  any  motor  vehicle  or  motorcycle  to 
permit  to  be  operated  upon  any  street,  alley 
or  other  public  place  in  the  city  of  Milwau¬ 
kee  any  motor  vehicle  or  motorcycle  in  such 
manner  as  to  permit  to  escape  therefrom 
any  unnecessary  smoke,  gas,  steam  or  of¬ 
fensive  odor,  or  in  such  manner  as  to  dis¬ 
charge  any .  embers,  oil  or  residue  from  the 
fuel  used  in  the  operation  thereof ;  proof 
of  the  escape  from  such  motor  vehicle  or  rno- 
torcylc  of  any  smoke,  gas,  steam  or  offen¬ 
sive  odor  shall  be  prima  facie  proof  that  the 
same  is  unnecessary.  It  shall  be  unlawful 
for  any  person  to  operate,  or  for  any  owner 
thereof  to  permit  to  be  operated  upon  anv 
public  street,  alley  or  other  public  place 


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in  the  city  of  Milwaukee  any  motor  vehicle 
or  motorcycle,  the  exhaust  pipe  of  which, 
used  for  carrying  exhaust  gases  from  such 
motor  vehicle  or  motorcycle  are  not  parallel 

with  the  ground. 


Sec.  1247.  Frightening  of  Horses  by  Auto¬ 
mobiles.  Every  person  operating  an  automo¬ 
bile  or  other  similar  motor  vehicle  upon  or 
along  any  public  highway  shall,  upon  a 
signal  by  putting  up  the  hand  or  other  sign 
of  distress,  made  by  a  person  riding  or  driv¬ 
ing  a  horse  or  horses,  wThich  are  frightened , 
cause  such  automobile  or  other  similar  motor 
vehicle  to  stop,  unless  a  movement  forward 
is  necessary  to  avoid  accident  or  injury,  am 
upon  request  shall  stop  all  motor  power  until 
such  horse  or  horses  are  under  control ;  and 
shall,  if  requested,  assist  such  person  or  per¬ 
sons  to  pass  such  automobile  or  other  similar 
motor  vehicle  in  safety.  All  motor  pow  er 
shall  be  stopped  on  any  automobile  or 
other  similar  motor  vehicle  while  left  un¬ 
attended  on  the  public  highway.  And  every 
person  operating  an  automobile  or  other  sirn- 
iliar  motor  vehicle  or  other  vehicle  shall  stop 
whenever  it  passes  a  street  cat  u  ic  i  is 
either  taking  on  or  letting  off  passengeis. 


CROSSING  OF  STREET  INTERSECTIONS 
BY  PEDESTRIANS. 

Sec.  1251.  Crossing  of  Street  Intersections 
Diagonally.  On  that  portion  of  Wisconsin 
street  and  Grand  avenue,  extending  from  the 
east  side  of  Jefferson  street  to  the  west  side 
of  Eighth  street,  no  pedestrian  shall  cross 


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any  street  intersection  diagonally,  thus, 


and  pedestrians  shall  be  allowed  to  cross 
such  intersections  only  at  right  angles,  thus. 


GENERAL  RULE  CONCERNING  THE  USE 

OF  STREETS. 

t  Sec.  1252.  Reasonable  Care  to  Be  Used. 
Nothing  contained  in  this  article  or  omitted 
therefrom  shall  be  construed  or  held  to  re¬ 
lieve  any  person  using,  or  traveling,  or  being 
upon  any  street  for-  any  purpose,  whatever, 
from  exercising  all  reasonable  care  to  avoid 
or  prevent  injury  through  collision  with  all 
other  persons  and  vehicles. 

Sec.  1253.  Traffic  Not  to  Be  Obstructed. 
No  vehicle  shall  be  allowed  to  remain  upon  or 
be  driven  through  any  street  of  the  city  of 
Milwaukee  so  as  willfully  to  blockade  or 
obstruct  the  traffic  of  that  street.  No  vehicle 
shall  be  so  overloaded  that  the  horse  or 
horses  are  unable  to  draw  it. 


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POWERS  OF  POLICE  DEPARTMENT. 

Sec.  1254.  General  Powers.  The  police 
department  shall  have  all  powers  and  duties 
in  relation  to  the  management  of  vehicular 

traffic. 

Sec.  1255.  Police  Department  to  See  that 
Ordinances  are  Posted.  The  police  depart¬ 
ment  shall  see  that  this  article  is  posted  in 
all  public  stables  and  at  the  hack,  cab  and 
express  stands,  and  shall  keep  copies  of  it  at 
all  of  its  stations  and  issue  it  on  applica¬ 
tion. 

DEFINITIONS. 


Sec.  1256.  Definitions  of  Terms  Used.  The 
following  terms,  whenever  used  herein,  ex¬ 
cept  as  otherwise  specifically  indicated,  shall 
be  defined  to  have  and  shall  be  held  to  in¬ 
clude  each  of  the  meanings  herein  lelow  re¬ 
spectively  set  forth,  and  any  such  terms  used 
in  the  singular  number  shall  be  held  to  in¬ 
clude  the  plural :  .  , 

Street.  Every  avenue,  boulevard,  nigh 
way,  roadway,  cartway,  lane,  alley,  strip, 
path,  square  and  place  used  by  or  laid  out 

for  the  use  of  vehicles. 

Roadway.  That  portion  of  any  street 

which  is  included  between  the  curbs  oi  cuib 
lines  thereof  and  is  designed  for  the  use  of 

vehicles. 

Curb.  The  lateral  boundaries  of  that  por¬ 
tion  of  a  street  designed  for  the  use  of  ve¬ 
hicles,  whether  marked  by  curbstones  or  no 

so  marked. 

Vehicles.  Every  wagon,  carriage,  omnibus, 
sleigh,  pushcart,  automobile,  bicycle,  tricy¬ 
cle  and  other  convenience  (except  baby  car¬ 
riages),  in  whatever  manner  or  by  whatever 
force  or  power  the  same  may  be  driven,  rid¬ 
den  or  propelled,  which  is  or  may  be  used 


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for  or  adapted  to  pleasure  riding  or  the  trans¬ 
portation  of  passengers,  baggage  or  merchan¬ 
dise  upon  the  street;  and  every  draught  and 
riding  animal,  whether  driven,  ridden  or  led, 
excepting  that  an  animal  or  animals  at¬ 
tached  to  any  vehicle  shall,  with  such  vehi¬ 
cle,  constitute  one  vehicle. 

PENALTIES  FOR  VIOLATIONS. 

Sec.  1257.  Penalties.  Any  person  violat¬ 
ing  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  article  un¬ 
less  otherwise  specifically  provided,  shall, 
upon  conviction  thereof,  be  punished  as  fol¬ 
lows  : 

For  the  first  offense,  by  a  fine  of  not  less 
than  ten  dollars  nor  more  than  fifty  dollars ; 
for  a  second  offense,  by  imprisonment  in  the 
house  of  correction  of  Milwaukee  county  for 
not  less  than  ten  nor  more  than  thirty  days  ; 
for  any  subsequent  offense,  by  imprisonment 
in  the  house  of  correction  of  Milwaukee 
county  for  not  less  than  three  nor  more  than 
six  months. 

MISCELLANEOUS  VEHICLE  REGULA 

TIONS. 

Sec.  1258.  Bicycles,  Parades.  Persons  rid¬ 
ing  or  using  bicycles,  velocipedes,  tricycles  or 
other  similar  vehicles  along  or  upon  any  pub¬ 
lic  street,  avenue,  lane,  alley  or  any  other 
public  road,  ground  or  way  within  the  city  of 
Milwaukee  shall  not  ride  more  than  two 
abreast  excepting  in  a  general  parade  or 
public  demonstration ;  provided,  that  the  chief 
of  police  of  the  city  of  Milwaukee,  upon 
the  request  of  any  bicycle  club  or  other 
party,  may  give  permission  to  such  club  or 
party  to  ride  at  a  greater  speed  than  here¬ 
inbefore  provided  for,  on  the  occasion  of  a 
road  race  held  by  such  club,  on  such  streets 


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and  at  such  times  as  said  chief  of  police  may 
designate. 

Sec.  1259.  Not  to  Ride  on  Sidewalks.  No 
person  shall  be  permitted  to  ride  any  vehicle 
mentioned  in  the  preceding  section  along  or 
upon  any  sidewalk,  or  other  portion  of  any 
public  street,  park  or  place,  designed  or  kept 
for  the  use  of  persons  on  foot  only. 

Sec.  1260.  Bells.  Each  such  person  riding 
any  vehicle  mentioned  in  section  1258  shall 
be  provided  with  a  suitable  bell,  of  the  shape 
and  style  ordinarily  used  on  bicycles,  which 
shall  be  rung  whenever  approaching  a  pedes¬ 
trian  or  other  person  upon  a  street  crossing, 
or  other  portion  of  the  roadway,  in  such  man¬ 
ner  as  to  give  timely  and  sufficient  warning 
to  enable  such  pedestrians  or  persons  to 
avoid  a  collision;  provided,  however,  that 
none  of  the  provisions  of  sections  1258,  1259 
and  1260  shall  be  construed  to  apply  to  three 
or  four-wheel  vehicles  operated  by  children 
under  the  age  of  twelve  years. 

Sec.  1261.  Penalty.  Any  person  violat¬ 
ing  any  of  the  provisions  of  sections  1258, 
1259,  and  1260  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof, 
be  punished  for  each  offense  by  a  fine  of  not 
less  than  three  dollars,  nor  more  than  ten 
dollars,  or  by  imprisonment  in  the  house 
of  correction  of  Milwaukee  county  for  a  term 
not  exceeding  thirty  days. 

Sec.  1262.  Roller  Skates,  PushmoUles.  It 
shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  skate 
with  or  move  by  the  aid  of  roller  skates, 
pushmobiles  or  any  noise  creating  device 
whatsoever,  upon  any  sidewalk,  street  or 
alley  in  the  city  of  Milwaukee  after  8  o’clock 
p.  m.,  except  baby  carriages  and  three 
wheeled  vehicles  provided  with  rubber  tires. 


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Sec.  1263.  Penalty .  Any  person  violating 
the  provisions  of  tlie  foregoing  section  shall, 
upon  conviction  thereof,  be  punished  by  a 
fine  of  not  less  than  one  dollar  nor  more 
than  ten  dollars,  or  by  imprisonement  in  the 
house  of  correction  for  not  more  than  thirty 
days,  or  by  both  such  fine  and  imprison¬ 
ment. 


Sec.  1264.  Funeral  Processions  Not  to  Be 
Interrupted.  Any  person  who  shall  wilfully 
drive  or  cross  any  funeral  procession,  inter¬ 
rupt  or  disturb  any  funeral  assembly  where 
the  same  is  in  or  upon  any  public  street  or 
ground  in  the  city  of  Milwaukee  shall  for 
each  offense  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not 
less  than  five  dollars  or  exceeding  fifty  dol¬ 
lars,  or  by  imprisonment  in  the  house  of  cor¬ 
rection  not  exceeding  sixty  days. 

The  provisions  of  this  section  shall  not 
apply  to  the  United  States  mail,  the  mail 
wagons  or  employes,  while  attending  to  the 
business  of  the  United  States  government, 
nor  to  the  fire  or  police  departments  of  the 
city  of  Milwaukee,  in  the  performance  of 
their  duties,  and  street  railways  in  transit ; 
also  bus  lines  or  other  vehicles  transferring 
passengers  to  and  from  different  depots. 

Sec.  1265.  Driving  on  Sideicalks.  No  per¬ 
son  or  persons  shall  lead  or  back  any  horses, 
or  push  or  draw  any  wagon,  cart  or  other 
vehicle  on  any  sidewalk,  or  use,  ride  or 
drive  any  horse,  wagon,  sled  or  sleigh  there¬ 
on,  when  no  other  suitable  crossing  or  means 
of  access  is  provided,  unless  such  person  or 
persons  shall  first  temporarily  protect,  cover 
and  cross  plank  or  cause  to  be  temporarily 
protected,  covered  and  cross  planked,  such 
sidewalk,  curb  and  gutter,  with  wooden 
planks. 

Sec.  1266.  Vehicles  Without  Horses  Not  to 


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Stand  in  the  Streets,  Etc.  •  No  person  shall 
suffer  any  carriage,  wagon,  cart,  sleigh,  sled 
or  other  vehicle,  without  horses  or  other 
beasts  of  burden,  to  remain  or  stand  in  any 
street,  alley,  or  upon  any  public  wharf  or 
dock  for  more  than  two  hours,  under  a  pen¬ 
alty  of  one  dollar  for  each  offense. 

Sec.  1267.  Livery  and  Shop  Men  i\  ot  to 
Leave  Vehicles  on  Sidewalk,  Etc.  No  owner 
or  occupant  of  any  livery  stable,  wagon  or 
blacksmith  shop,  or  other  place  of  business 
shall  suffer  any  wagon,  cart,  carriage,  dray 
or  other  vehicle,  whether  left  for  safe-keep¬ 
ing,  repair  or  otherwise,  to  be  or  remain  on 
the  sidewalk  or  alley,  adjoining,  or  front¬ 
ing  on  any  such  premises  nor  on  that  half 
of  the  street  adjoining  or  fronting  the  same, 
under  penalty  of  five  dollars  for  each  and 

every  offense. 

Sec.  1268.  Horses  Standing  in  Streets  to 
Be  Fastened.  No  person  shall  leave  any 
horse  or  horses,  whether  attached  or  un¬ 
attached,  to  any  carriage,  wmgon,  cab,  truck, 
cart,  dray  or  other  vehicle,  standing  on  any 
street  alley  or  highway  within  the  city,  un¬ 
less  the  same  be  securely  fastened,  or  the 
reins  be  in  his  or  her  hands,  under  a  penalty 
of  not  less  than  two  dollars  nor  more  than 
twenty  dollars  for  each  offense. 

Sec  1269.  Horse;  How  Fastened,  No 
person  shall  at ’any  time  fasten  any  horse 
or  horses  in  such  a  way  that- the  horse  or 
horses,  vehicle,  reins,  or  lines  of  any  other 
fastenings  shall  be  an  obstacle  to  the  free  use 
of  the  sidewalk  or  crossw  alk. 

Sec.  1270/  Width  of  Tires  of  Vehicles. 
Everv  vehicle  for  the  purpose  of  carrying 
loads  of  four  thousand  pounds  or  over,  an 
the  streets  of  this  city  shall  be  made  with 


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wheel  tires  of  not  less  than  three  inches  in 
width,  and  all  persons  using  vehicles,  as 
aforesaid,  carrying  four  thousand  pounds 
with  wheel  tires  of  less  than  three  inches  in 
width  shall  be  liable  to  a  fine  of  not  less  than 
five  dollars  nor  more  than  twenty-five  dol¬ 
lars. 


SECTIONS  OF  THE  STATE  LAW  REGU¬ 
LATING  USE  OF  VEHICLES. 

Section  1636 — 49.  Age  of  Driver ;  Limit  of 
Speed.  No  person  under  the  age  of  sixteen 
years,  unless  accompanied  by  parent,  guar¬ 
dian  or  other  adult  person,  and  no  intoxicated 
person  shall  operate,  ride  or  drive  any  auto¬ 
mobile,  motor  cycle  or  other  similar  motor 
vehicle  along  or  upon  any  public  highway  of 
this  state.  No  person  shall  operate  or  drive 
any  automobile,  motor  cycle  or  other  similar 
motor  vehicle  recklessly  or  at  a  rate  of 
speed  greater  than  is  reasonable  and  proper, 
having  regard  to  the  width,  traffic  and  use  of 
the  highways  and  the  general  and  usual  rules 
of  the  road,  or  so  as  to  endanger  the  prop¬ 
erty,  life  or  limb  of  any  person,  and  no  per¬ 
son  shall  operate  or  drive  any  automobile, 
motor  cycle  or  other  similar  motor  vehicle, 
along  any  public  highway,  within  the  corpo¬ 
rate  limits  of  any  city  or  village  at  a  speed 
exceeding  fifteen  miles  per  hour,  nor  on  any 
of  the  public  highways  outside  of  the  corpo¬ 
rate  limits  of  any  city  or  village  at  a  speed 
exceeding  twenty-five  miles  per  hour ;  and 
provided  further,  that  no  person  shall 
operate  or  drive  any  automobile,  motor  cycle 
or  other  similar  motor  vehicle  through  any 
cemetery  or  through  any  park  or  in  passing 
any  school  ground  where  persons  are  or  may 
be  in  said,  highway  at  a  speed  exceeding 
eight  miles  per  hour ;  and  provided  further, 
that  in  turning  corners,  in  going  around 


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curves,  at  sharp  declines,  at  the  intersection 
of  any  street  or  crossroad,  and  where,  for 
any  cause,  the  view  in  the  direction  in  which 
the  vehicle  is  proceeding,  shall  be  obstructed, 
the  speed  shall  be  reduced  to  such  a  rate  as 
will  tend  to  avoid  danger  of  accident;  the 
operator,  when  such  automobile,  motor  cycle 
or  other  similar  motor  vehicle  is  in  motion, 
shall  observe  the  rules  of  the  road  by  keep¬ 
ing  to  the  right  upon  meeting  vehicles  and  by 
passing  to  the  left  of  all  vehicles  overtaken 
on  any  public  highway  of  this  state,  and  at 
all  times  giving  to  the  vehicle  passed  or 
overtaken  one-half  of  the  road.  At  the  in¬ 
tersection  of  any  public  street  or  highway 
with  any  other  public  street  or  highway  of 
this  state,  the  operator  or  driver  of  any 
vehicle  shall  have  the  right  of  way  over  the 
operator  or  driver  of  any  other  vehicle  ap¬ 
proaching  him  on  such  cross  street  or  high¬ 
way  from  the  left,  excepting  only  in  cases 
in  cities  where  a  police  officer  shall  be  in 
actual  charge  of  the  regulation  of  traffic 
at  such  intersection  of  streets.  The  operator 
or  driver  of  any  vehicle,  when  any  street  car 
is  actually  taking  on  or  discharging  pas¬ 
sengers  at  the  crossings  or  intersections  of 
any  public  streets  or  highways,  shall  stop 
such  automobile,  motor  cycle  or  other  similar 
motor  vehicle,  until  such  passengers  shall 
have  been  taken  on  or  discharged  from  such 
car.  Upon  meeting  any  vehicle  on  any  public 
highway  of  this  state  where  the  traveled 
track  of  such  highway  is  less  than  twenty 
feet  in  width,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
operator  of  any  automobile,  motor  cycle  or 
other  similar  motor  vehicle  to  reduce  the 
speed  of  such  automobile,  motor  cycle  or 
other  similar  motor  vehicle  to  a  rate  not  ex¬ 
ceeding  fifteen  miles  per  hour  until  he  shall 
have  safely  passed  such  other  vehicle. 

It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  oper- 


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ate  any  automobile,  motor  cycle  or  other 
similar  motor  vehicle  without  a  sufficient 
modern  and  improved  muffler  to  prevent 
noise,  or  with  its  muffler  open  upon  or  along 
any  public  street  within  the  corporate  limits 
of  any  city  or  village  of  this  state. 

Sec.  1636 — 49a.  Speed  in  Passing  Vehicle .  1. 
It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  drive 
or  operate  an  automobile,  motor  cycle,  or 
other  similar  motor  vehicle  upon  and  along 
any  public  highway  of  this  state  at  a  rate 
of  speed  exceeding  ten  miles  per  hour  while 
within  one  hundred  fifty  feet  and  passing 
upon  the  same  traveled  track  of  said  high¬ 
way  any  other  automobile,  motor  cycle,  or 
other  vehicle  going  in  an  opposite  direction ; 
and  it  shall  likewise  be  unlawful  in  passing 
to  go  within  three  feet  of  any  other  automo¬ 
bile,  motor  cycle,  or  other  vehicle  going  in 
the  same  direction  upon  any  single  track  of 
any  such  highway  at  a  greater  rate  of  speed 
than  ten  miles  per  hour. 

Speed  Limit  in  Passing  Vehicle  on  Left  of 
Traveled  Trade.  2.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for 
any  person  when  traveling  on  the  left  of  the 
center  line  of  the  traveled  portion  of  any  pub¬ 
lic  highway  of  this  state,  to  drive  or  operate 
any  automobile,  motor  cycle,  or  other  similar 
motor  vehicle  upon  and  along  any  such  high¬ 
way  containing  more  than  one  traveled  track 
at  a  greater  rate  of  speed  than  ten  miles  per 
hour  when  approaching  within  one  hundred 
fifty  feet  and  passing  within  four  feet  of  any 
vehicle,  motor  or  otherwise ;  nor  shall  any 
person  driving  or  operating  any  automobile, 
motor  cycle,  or  other  similar  motor  vehicle 
upon  any  public  highway  containing  more 
than  one  traveled  track  pass  within  four 
feet  of  any  vehicle,  motor  or  otherwise,  at  a 
greater  rate  of  speed  than  ten  miles  per  hour 


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when  passing  any  other  vehicle,  motor  or 
otherwise,  which  is  traveling  in  the  same  di¬ 
rection  and  to  the  right  of  the  center  line  of 
the  traveled  portion  of  said  highway. 

Sec.  163G — 49b.  Rule  When  Meeting  and 
Passing.  1.  Whenever  a  person  operating  a 
motor  vehicle  shall  meet  on  a  public  high¬ 
way  any  other  person  riding  or  driving  a 
horse  or  other  draft  animal,  or  any  other 
vehicle,  the  person  so  operating  such  motor 
vehicle  or  vehicles,  or  riding  or  driving  a 
horse,  or  other  draft  animal,  shall  each  sea¬ 
sonably  turn  to  the  right  of  the  center  of  the 
beaten  track  of  such  highway  so  as  to  pass 
without  interference.  Any  such  person  so 
operating  a  motor  vehicle  or  motor  cycle 
shall,  on  overtaking  any  such  horse,  draft 
animal  or  other  vehicle,  pass  on  the  left  side 
thereof,  and  the  rider  or  driver  of  such 
horse,  draft  animal  or  other  vehicle  shall,  as 
soon  as  possible  and  with  all  convenient  speed, 
upon  signal,  turn  to  the  right  of  the  center  of 
the  beaten  track  of  such  highway  so  as  to  al¬ 
low  free  passage  on  the  left,  and  if  necessary 
on  account  of  road  condition,  such  driver  of 
said  draft  animal  or  other  vehicle  shall  stop 
for  sufficient  length  of  time  to  allow  said 
automobile  to  pass.  Any  such  person  so 
operating  a  motor  vehicle  shall,  at  the  inter¬ 
section  of  public  highways,  keep  to  the  right 
of  the  center  of  such  intersection  of  such 
highway  when  turning  to  the  right  and  pass 
to  the  right  of  the  center  of  such  intersec¬ 
tion  when  turning  to  the  left. 

2.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  pro¬ 
visions  of  this  act  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine 
of  not  less  than  five  dollars  nor  more  than 
one  hundred  dollars  or  by  imprisonment  in 
the  county  jail  for  not  less  than  ten  days 
nor  more  than  three  months. 


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Sec.  1636 — 51.  Rights  of  Vehicle  Owners. 
Every  owner  and  operator  of  an  automobile 
or  other  similar  motor  vehicle  shall  have 
equal  rights  upon  all  public  highways  of  this 
state  with  all  other  users  of  such  highways, 
and  no  person  or  persons  shall  unreasonably 
obstruct  or  impede  the  right  of  travel  of  such 
operator  or  owner  while  operating,  propelling 
or  driving  such  automobile  or  other  similar 
motor  vehicle.  No  person  or  persons  shall 
give  a  signal  or  sign  of  danger  or  distress  or 
call  for  assistance  upon  a  person  lawfully 
operating  any  such  automobile  or  other  sim¬ 
ilar  motor  vehicle  on  a  public  highway  with¬ 
out  a  reasonable  cause  for  so  doing. 

,  Sec.  1636 — 52.  Lights .  From  thirty  min¬ 
utes  after  sunset  until  thirty  minutes  be¬ 
fore  sunrise  there  shall  be  displayed  on  the 
front  of  every  automobile  or  other  similar 
motor  vehicle,  while  being  operated  or  driven 
along  or  upon  any  public  highway  of  this 
state,  at  least  one  lamp  giving  a  reasonably 
bright  light  in  the  direction  in  which  said 
automobile  or  other  similar  motor  vehicle  is 
going,  and  there  shall  be  displayed  on  the 
rear  of  every  such  automobile,  motor  cycle 
or  other  similar  motor  vehicle  one  tail  light 
which  shall  display  a  red  light  visible  from 
the  rear,  and  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  per¬ 
son  to  operate  or  drive  any  antomobile,  mo¬ 
tor  cycle  or  other  similar  motor  vehicle  along 
or  upon  any  public  highway  of  this  state  at 
such  a  rate  of  speed  that  such  automobile, 
motor  cycle  or  other  similar  motor  vehicle 
cannot  be  brought  to  a  complete  stop  within 
the  distance  ahead  that  the  driver  or  operator 
thereof  can,  with  the  aid  of  the  lights  there¬ 
on,  in  connection  with  the  lights  from  other 
sources,  see  an  object  the  size  of  a  person. 
Every  such  automobile,  motor  cycle,  or  other 
similar  motor  vehicle,  while  being  used  upon 


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any  public  highway  of  this  state,  shall  be 
provided  with  efficient  brakes  and  an  ade¬ 
quate  bell,  horn  or  other  signal  device,  and  it 
shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  use  any 
signal  device  which  shall  not  produce  an 
abrupt  sound  sufficiently  loud  to  serve  as  an 
adequate  warning  of  danger,  and  it  shall  be 
unlawful  for  any  person  operating  any  motor 
vehicle  or  motor  cycle  to  make  or  cause  to  be 
made  any  unnecessary  noise  with  any  such 
bell,  horn  or  other  signal  device,  or  to  use  the 
same  except  as  a  warning  of  danger.  The 
use  of  siren  horns  except  upon  motor  vehicles 
in  charge  of  the  police  and  fire  department  of 
cities  and  upon  hospital  ambulances  and  fire 
insurance  patrol,  is  hereby  prohibited. 

Sec.  1G3G — 52m.  Operation  Without  Own¬ 
er's  Consent;  Penalty.  1.  Any  person  who 
shall  take,  use  and  operate  any  automo¬ 
bile,  motor  cycle,  or  other  similar  motor 
vehicle  upon  any  public  highway  of  this  state 
without  the  consent  of  the  owner  thereof 
shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  punished  by 
imprisonment  in  the  state  prison  not  more 
than  five  years,  or  by  imprisonment  in  the 
county  jail  or  work  house  not  more  than  one 
year,  or  by  a  fine  of  not  more  than  one  thou¬ 
sand  dollars,  or  by  both  such  fine  and  im¬ 
prisonment  in  the  discretion  of  the  court. 


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